| RefNo | HS/16/264 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Henry Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Crescent, Bedford |
| Creator | William Henry Smyth |
| Date | 10 October 1837 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends early nineteenth-century astronomical observations. Francis Baily receives £500 from Parliament to enlarge stellar catalogue. Otto Struve's observations of Gamma Virginis agree with John Frederick William Herschel's. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Crescent, Bedford |
| Origin coordinates | 52.135, -0.47 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4502
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5062 | Smyth; William Henry (1788 - 1865) | 1788 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |